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Estimating vertical wind power density using tower observation and empirical models over varied desert steppe terrain in northern China
Shaohui Zhou
Collaborative Innovation Centre on Forecast and Evaluation of
Meteorological Disasters, Key Laboratory for Aerosol-Cloud-Precipitation of
China Meteorological Administration, School of Atmospheric Physics, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
Yuanjian Yang
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Collaborative Innovation Centre on Forecast and Evaluation of
Meteorological Disasters, Key Laboratory for Aerosol-Cloud-Precipitation of
China Meteorological Administration, School of Atmospheric Physics, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
Zhiqiu Gao
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Collaborative Innovation Centre on Forecast and Evaluation of
Meteorological Disasters, Key Laboratory for Aerosol-Cloud-Precipitation of
China Meteorological Administration, School of Atmospheric Physics, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
State Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Boundary Layer Physics and
Atmospheric Chemistry, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of
Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
Xingya Xi
Collaborative Innovation Centre of the Atmospheric Environment and
Equipment Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering,
Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044,
China
Zexia Duan
Collaborative Innovation Centre on Forecast and Evaluation of
Meteorological Disasters, Key Laboratory for Aerosol-Cloud-Precipitation of
China Meteorological Administration, School of Atmospheric Physics, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
Yubin Li
Collaborative Innovation Centre on Forecast and Evaluation of
Meteorological Disasters, Key Laboratory for Aerosol-Cloud-Precipitation of
China Meteorological Administration, School of Atmospheric Physics, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
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Short summary
Our research has determined the possible relationship between Weibull natural wind mesoscale parameter c and shape factor k with height under the conditions of a desert steppe terrain in northern China, which has great potential in wind power generation. We have gained an enhanced understanding of the seasonal changes in the surface roughness of the desert grassland and the changes in the incoming wind direction.
Our research has determined the possible relationship between Weibull natural wind mesoscale...
